Punter, Ball State, 2008–⁠12

Scott Kovanda

Number: No. 18
Height: 6′3″
Hometown: Hartland, MI

Scott Kovanda played punter at Ball State (2008–⁠12).

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record

2,278

2,557

2,484

1,892

2–⁠104–⁠86–⁠69–⁠4

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long
2009	Ball State	57	2,278	40.0	63
2010	Ball State	64	2,557	40.0	63
2011	Ball State	57	2,484	43.6	72
2012	Ball State	47	1,892	40.3	56
On file (2009–⁠12)		225	9,211	40.9	72

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht
2009	Ball State	18	P
2010	Ball State	18	P
2011	Ball State	18	P
2012	Ball State	18	P	6′3″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2012 Ball State 13 games, 47 punts, 40.3 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Aug 30	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 37–⁠26	3	129	52
Sep 8	atClemson	L 27–⁠52	5	251	56
Sep 15	atIndiana	W 41–⁠39	7	263	46
Sep 22	vs.South Florida	W 31–⁠27	2	63	36
Sep 29	atKent State	L 43–⁠45	4	177	52
Oct 6	vs.Northern Illinois	L 23–⁠35	4	157	47
Oct 13	vs.Western Michigan	W 30–⁠24	4	183	52
Oct 20	atCentral Michigan	W 41–⁠30	3	111	41
Oct 27	atArmy	W 30–⁠22	2	64	35
Nov 6	atToledo	W 34–⁠27	1	44	44
Nov 14	vs.Ohio	W 52–⁠27	3	98	37
Nov 23	atMiami (OH)	W 31–⁠24	6	227	44
Dec 21 ✦	vs.UCF	L 17–⁠38	3	125	45

2011 Ball State 11 games, 57 punts, 43.6 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 3	vs.Indiana	W 27–⁠20	3	133	57
Sep 10	atSouth Florida	L 7–⁠37	8	335	56
Sep 17	vs.Buffalo	W 28–⁠25	5	198	46
Sep 24	vs.Army	W 48–⁠21	2	74	40
Oct 1	atOklahoma	L 6–⁠62	10	424	56
Oct 8	vs.Temple	L 0–⁠42	4	161	47
Oct 15	atOhio	W 23–⁠20	7	327	67
Oct 22	vs.Central Michigan	W 31–⁠27	5	232	61
Oct 29	atWestern Michigan	L 35–⁠45	4	191	55
Nov 5	atEastern Michigan	W 33–⁠31	3	128	50
Nov 15	atNorthern Illinois	L 38–⁠41	6	281	72

No box score in the source for Nov 25 vs. Toledo, so that game is not listed.

2010 Ball State 12 games, 64 punts, 40.0 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 2	vs.Southeast Missouri State	W 27–⁠10	3	151	55
Sep 11	vs.Liberty	L 23–⁠27	3	138	47
Sep 18	atPurdue	L 13–⁠24	5	225	54
Sep 25	atIowa	L 0–⁠45	9	343	52
Oct 2	atCentral Michigan	W 31–⁠17	7	227	51
Oct 9	vs.Western Michigan	L 16–⁠45	3	139	54
Oct 16	vs.Eastern Michigan	L 38–⁠41	6	253	63
Oct 23	atToledo	L 24–⁠31	4	140	51
Oct 30	atKent State	L 14–⁠33	7	286	58
Nov 6	vs.Akron	W 37–⁠30	5	204	53
Nov 12	atBuffalo	W 20–⁠3	6	188	40
Nov 20	vs.Northern Illinois	L 21–⁠59	6	263	58

2009 Ball State 12 games, 57 punts, 40.0 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 3	vs.North Texas	L 10–⁠20	7	309	63
Sep 12	vs.New Hampshire	L 16–⁠23	6	244	52
Sep 19	atArmy	L 17–⁠24	4	172	56
Sep 26	atAuburn	L 30–⁠54	4	165	50
Oct 3	vs.Toledo	L 30–⁠37	5	181	45
Oct 10	atTemple	L 19–⁠24	5	181	41
Oct 17	vs.Bowling Green	L 17–⁠31	5	167	45
Oct 24	atEastern Michigan	W 29–⁠27	4	154	43
Oct 31	vs.Ohio	L 17–⁠20	3	140	62
Nov 12	atNorthern Illinois	L 20–⁠26	3	99	36
Nov 18	vs.Central Michigan	L 3–⁠35	4	152	44
Nov 24	atWestern Michigan	W 22–⁠17	7	314	49

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Drill	Combine 2013
Height	6′2¼″
Weight	207 lb
Arm length	31½″
Hand size	10⅛″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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